3 years ago Myths of Ellis Island By Nancy Battick Ellis Island has the mystique of being the premier port of entry for immigrants.
3 years ago Writing about the Maine outdoors is an exciting and daunting task By Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News Staff After 40 years writing and editing sports, I am now heading afield as the Bangor Daily News outdoors editor.
3 years ago LePage versus Mills: The race both of them likely wanted to run By Matthew Gagnon It is the race that I think both of them secretly wanted to run.
3 years ago Savoring sunrise casts on a pond in Baxter State Park By Christi Holmes I tied a Grey Ghost streamer to the leader of my fly rod and counted out the turns of the line in my head until I got to six, then secured the knot.
3 years ago If you get lost in the Maine woods, you can count on game wardens coming to the rescue By Jim Fahey The Maine Warden Service, by law, is responsible for conducting search and rescue for all persons lost, missing or stranded in the fields and forests and upon the inland waters of the state.
3 years ago The New Hampshire advantage By Matthew Gagnon New Hampshire and Maine are very similar in many ways.
3 years ago History lessons should reflect world as it was, not how we’d have liked it to be By David Farmer Growing up in Virginia, it was impossible to ignore the history of the Civil War.
3 years ago To deliver on solar potential, Maine’s leaders must hold utilities accountable By Tyler Adkins After growing up in Piscataquis County, I left Maine to pursue a career in renewable energy.
3 years ago As overdose deaths continue to rise, Maine needs new tools to save lives By BDN Editorial Board With the COVID-19 pandemic thankfully easing in Maine, there is another epidemic — that of overdose deaths — that is worsening.
3 years ago In today’s politics, all seems lost for small-government conservatives By Matthew Gagnon Recently, I’ve come to a realization: Genuine conservative philosophy is at a structural disadvantage in American government, as the system is basically set up to always reward those who want government to grow, and budgets to expand.
3 years ago Poverty is a matter of policy choices, not moral failings By David Farmer Poverty is not just a problem to be solved.
3 years ago Preserving the promise for the next century of care By Helene Dutil and Laurie Muzzy Go outside, look up, and see the canopy of green with blue sky peeking through then notice the quiet but for the sound of birds and the distant whirl of a plane flying-in.
3 years ago Start research a step at a time By Nancy Battick Are you interested in learning about your genealogy but leery you will have to purchase software or dedicate a great deal of time and money? Or is that you don’t know where to start? If so, this column is for you.